Born Free Leap'n Lions RV Club Info & Discussion Forum

Did you take any pictures of the setup you used to pressurize the RV? Would you please post them. I am surprised that they are so air tight.

Thank you

This is a very interesting thread.

Ok, Dallas... you want some hard numbers... First, going to NADA on MY coach, a 2006 Kodiak chassis 32' rear queen with the 8.1L V8... It shows the MSRP as $131, 420 and the current NADA average retail as $53,903 as equipped with 40k miles on it. To my surprise, my coach in diesel (no mileage with ...

We have strayed from my initial post, something that none of us can control and something that often happens. I really wanted the discussion to focus only on BF diesels vs gas. The best post to me is what Shiloh dad said: "As for lasting into the mid 100 thousand miles, how many of us keep our...

Everyone wants to feel good about the decisions they make and they should. Ignoring 50% more fuel efficiency and using generalizations is easy to do when you defending your own decision. (The duramax head gasket issue (a $3000 problem) was resolved in Dec 2005) This was also covered by warranty for ...

First, I have towed both a trailer AND I have a towed behind my Kodiak chassis 8.1L gasser and suffer no performance issues. I don't need to find a truck stop to have my truck worked on. Parts are readily available at auto parts stores, and most mechanics can work on it if they have a door tall eno...

Richard, We use the Born Free bumper hitch to pull our 18 foot Mac-Lander car hauler—an open flatbed tandem axle trailer (another Iowa product). We also tow a Mercury Mariner Hybrid 4-down with a Blue-Ox baseplate and Blue Ox Aventa Towbar. I also installed a Unified Tow Brake from U.S. Gear. Our c...

It appears that many of you have never owned a diesel so the benefits aren't easy to determine. If I was buying new the cummins diesel beats all of the gasoline powered options availalbe in every measurable catergoy. If I was buying used a Powerstroke 7.3 or 6.7 or any Cummins Powered RV would top m...

The attached article might be of interest. 20130311_CD_UMTRITCOFinalReport_dd2017.pdf I have reviewed most of the report. A decent amount of the information is accurate but keep in mind that it was written from a college students view point. The report has some erroneous information and has some in...

Hi All, I currently owned a Born Free Mobile Office that I was going to convert into an RV but found a good deal on a Born RV recently. The born free that I am buying was very custom and doesn't have water tanks. Does anyone know if the factory will do work on older models? It has the bathroom area ...

Diesel engines are made to last longer (larger internal components) most RVs don't get used enough for this to matter but they are built for longevity and low maintenance. Diesels require less maintenance (no tune ups or spark plugs) 10,000 and sometimes up to 40,000 mile oil changes (larger diesels...